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Her 60th anniversary with Montreal General nursing is
approaching.
Betty Bunting Duffield
in London has given up skiing,
but is involved as a substitute patient and is called upon
by the teaching medical profession to act for nursing and
medical students. She still has an important acting career!
Anne Aitken Baker
is recovering from eye surgery and
looks forward to a new knee, as well as to renovations
on her historic home. She is the new patron in chief of
the Admiral Piers Naval Association.
Jocelyn Wrong
Macdonald
plays bridge and visits the Shaw Festival each
summer.
Cynthia Joan Wight Rossano
enjoyed a trip to
England. She still writes and edits for Harvard, and enjoys
her contact with the students.
Jill Bartlett Colley
plays
bridge and tennis. She has family close by, and is looking
forward to her summer in Muskoka.
Jill Northway Lange
is well in Los Angeles. Her Lange Foundation saves
impounded dogs, cats and horses.
Jane Milne Harkness
and her husband Jim live on
Vancouver Island and have children nearby. Jane expresses
her talent in traditional Japanese silk embroidery, travelling
to Washington for classes. Her work is exquisite.
Gail
Cowie Turner
and John have moved to Amica at Bayview
and Shepherd. Supportive daughter Kim visits as Gail
recovers from pneumonia.
Wendy Robinette Calder
in Woodstock loves her
reading club, and she and George spend eight months
in Southampton. She still plays tennis and travels to
Barbados in the fall.
Barb Owen Pauli
has two children
– Jim and Louise. She travelled to England recently with
Louise, in spite of her arthritis. Keep moving!
Marnie
Littlejohn Wigle
lives in Belmont House in Toronto.
Libby
Flett Henderson
is recovering from surgery.
Nancy
Lillico Bolliger
took a special trip to Disney World with her
two granddaughters, aged 19 and 22. Nancy’s daughter
Karen died 12 years ago, and this was a promise fulfilled
with great joy.
Nancy Turville Bongard
is still singing, tap
dancing and painting in Bermuda.
2018 marks our 65th Reunion, so keep well, hang in
and stay tuned for details of a memorable reunion with
classmates.
CLASS REPS: Elizabeth (Bet) Stanbury Curry and
Frances Bond McElroy
We lost two classmates this year, both of whom started at
Havergal in the Junior School.
Brenda Duggan Charters
spent much of her life in the Brampton/Oakville area
where she and Rae enjoyed their heritage home and three
daughters, while their summers were spent on Georgian
Bay. Recently, Brenda was our Class Rep. Her fun-loving
ways endeared her to us all.
Stephanie (Stephie) Folt
Corbet
spent much of her adult life in England and Europe
before returning to Canada where she became immersed
in the artistic and intellectual life of Toronto, earning
her master’s degree in medieval studies. A service of
Thanksgiving was held at the home of her lifelong friend,
Joan Burns Addison
.
Jill Kerruish Strickland
has returned to her Calgary
home. She had a wonderful birthday celebration with her
family on the Rocky Mountaineer.
Janet Coutts Tieman
’s
family organized a gathering for her 80th birthday. She
enjoyed seeing many friends and family.
Vernanne Purdy
Drummond
reports the unexpected death of her sister
Pam, but speaks with enthusiasm of her grandchildren
(who are making great strides in education and work) and
of her great-grandchildren.
Susan Radley Fraser
has purchased a home in Florida
to escape winter. She travelled to Scottsdale, Arizona and
went on a Caribbean cruise.
Audrey Prettie Mason
is
enjoying life and new friends at Briton House; her two sons
live nearby.
Jane Gunn Warner
is not travelling, as Colin
is very frail. A new stairlift is making life easier.
Frances
Bond McElroy
enjoys theatre and farm life, as well as
travelling with Ross to Paris and China.
Jean French Bell
enjoys winter in Sarasota with golf,
symphony, bridge and friends.
Nancy Lord Spanton
CLASS OF 1954
CLASS OF 1954 ENDOWMENT
TOTAL AS AT MAY 31, 2017
$
23,952